quarantine
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The US government is reportedly looking to arrange transport for the small group of Americans in DR Congo to a safe quarantine location, a source told health news site STAT.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Allen is concerned that the improper guidance could lead to people who are now home under self-quarantine taking their quarantine less seriously than they should—particularly with the incubation period being up to 42 days.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
A passenger from the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship is in quarantine on tiny Pitcairn Island, a volcanic outcrop in the South Pacific famously settled by mutineers from the HMS Bounty.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Another patient in quarantine is making reels about the experience for followers of his Instagram travel account.
From Slate • May 14, 2026
There was no sign on the door of Vincent de Paul, not even one about the quarantine.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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John F. Kennedy's Address to the American People on the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
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